When the hell did [*sub] & [*sup] get so crazy?????

[sup][center][color=red]what is going on here?[/color]
what is going on here?
[color=black]what is going on here?[/color][/center][/sup]

I know you know [@Rockette], you the queen of formatting.

edit: I figured it out. OOOh overlap looks nice.